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Michigan Medicine notifies patients of health information breach
Michigan Medicine is notifying approximately 33,850 patients about employee email accounts that were compromised which may have exposed some of their health information.
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Health Lab
How a clinical trial expanded options for a patient with a rare cancer
A rare bile duct cancer was difficult to treat once it spread to the lining of Lori Robertson’s abdomen. A clinical trial, led by University of Michigan Health, gave her some other options.
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Health Lab
An initiative addressing health disparities in rates of poorly controlled pain
Despite equal access to pain management care, Black patients were 40% more likely than white patients to report uncontrolled pain scores. New pilot programs aim to change that.
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Health Lab
1 in 10 older Americans has dementia
Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia, and the mild cognitive impairment that can precede these conditions, now affect one-third of Americans over age 65.
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Protecting children and teens from leftover prescriptions
Many parents aren’t sure how to dispose unused medicines, one in five think it’s unsafe to take medicine past the expiration date, national poll suggests.
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Functional, nonepileptic seizures show structural abnormalities in brain scans, study shows
A new study of MRI scans reveal structural abnormalities in the brains of people with functional, nonepileptic seizures, which are often misdiagnosed as epilepsy.
Cancer Aware
Sexual Health After Cancer Treatment
Fourth-year radiation oncology resident Dr. Jamie Takayesu, discusses her research on whether health care providers talk to women receiving radiation for genitourinary cancer about sexual health and function as much as they do men.
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Health Lab Podcast
A New Favorite Among People Who Menstruate: Period Underwear
Have you heard about period underwear? The new technology makes periods easier and more comfortable to manage, but are they right for you? An OB-GYN shares 5 facts to know before buying a pair.
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Health Lab
Advancing workplace wellbeing in abnormal times
Burnout is real, but the word is overused. It’s time to learn how to go beyond it.
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Health Lab
Overcoming obstacles to advance neurology research, mentor next generation of female scientists
A longtime leader of the neurosciences shares her journey and hopes for the future.
News Release
U-M Health and Trinity Health Michigan announce new joint operation to expand pediatric specialty services in metro Detroit
Trinity Health Michigan and University of Michigan Health have entered a unique collaboration to bring advanced pediatric specialty care to Trinity Health Oakland hospital (formerly St. Joseph Mercy Oakland) and the communities it serves.
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Health Lab
A child’s unbearable leg pain signaled a rare problem many couldn’t solve
After years spent searching for the cause of her leg pain, the now 16-year-old is on the mend. 
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Potential therapy derived from a banana protein works against SARS-CoV-2
What if COVID could be treated from a protein derived from a banana? This antiviral may not only be effective against SARS-CoV-2, but all known coronaviruses and the flu.
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Health Lab
Sexual assault related ER visits increase more than tenfold
The rise in people seeking emergency medical care after sexual assault outpaces the growth of law enforcement reporting, study suggests.
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Health Lab
Stressed at work? A recent study focused on new doctors finds depression risk rises with hours worked
Depression and high numbers of duty hours worked by first-year doctors, called interns, are linked closely, with higher PHQ-9 screening scores among those working the most hours.